District titles decided today in girls hoops

Willard, Ashland, Mapleton get state-ranked opponents

11:42 PM,
Mar. 1, 2013

Willard's Laura Danhoff tries to block the shot of Shelby's Emma Hostetler during a game earlier this season. The Crimson Flashes upset the Whippets on the tourney trail earlier this week and now turn their attention to a district championship date today.

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Willard upset a 20-win Shelby squad and its prize is the No. 1 team in the state.

The Crimson Flashes will face Clyde tonight at 7 p.m. in Bucyrus for a Division II district championship in girls basketball.

"The way we look at it, we have nothing to lose. We're playing the No. 1 team in the state, so we're going to go out there and enjoy it and compete with them and see what happens," Willard coach Jon Dawson said. "You never know in the tournament." ...